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[-] CircaV@lemmy.ca 68 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago

Why were universities letting this shit bag talk to their students?

[-] CircaV@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

Cause they agree with him?? Cause he paid them to be there? Who the fuck knows.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

Especially since he never attended any college or had any education after high school.

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Because they are institutions that are trying to provide comprehensive discussion since the world is grey. We don’t have to like it, but that’s probably why they allow it. Plus, yes, they make money.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

While they're at it, they should have an astrologist come debate the statistics professor.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago

"I understand your point, well ok, I don't really understand it, but that doesn't matter. Mercury is in retrograde so that explains everything. No need to bring numbers into this, unless we're consulting numerology, then we need them of course."

[-] prole 1 points 11 months ago

That's not why a conservative college in Utah does it

[-] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Reporter: "Mr. Krab, why were universities letting this shit bag talk to their students?"

Mr. Krab: "...MONEY."

E: grammar

[-] triptrapper@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

Those are paraphrases of Kirk's words. It might be more accurate to say those are his positions.

[-] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago
[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I mean it is though. I don't see how a list of quotes with no sources is helpful.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Especially.since they're apparently paraphrases.

Could be a much more useful list

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I've seen this before. It would really be a lot nicer if these quotes all had sources. Just showing someone a list of quotes with no context doesn't really scream "credible" to this target audience.

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